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Monday, October 31, 2016

1.For those that have never heard of you before, can you tell us a little bit about the band?

We are Scorched from Delaware formed in 2015. We play horror-themed death metal.

2.How would you describe the musical sound that is presented on the recordings?

We are mostly influenced by the classic death metal style, but we incorporate horror-influenced lyrics and synth interludes of the 80s horror film style.

3.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the music?

We watch horror films to get inspiration, so it's mostly serial killer rampages, torture, guts, gore, and all that filthy shit.

4.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Scorched'?

We honestly just picked it from a list of ideas we had. It's a short and memorable name and it plays into our theme. Our self-titled song that was on our demo and just re-recorded for our full length was about dragging victims into a burn pile. and watching them melt to death.

5.What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and also how would you describe your stage performance?

Our best shows have been probably our New York date with Funebrarum and Putrisect on our last tour, and a Baltimore gig we played with Crypt Sermon and Horrendous. We play our interludes and intros during our set to go along with the horror theme. We try to capture the mood of our recordings.

6.Do you have any touring or show plans for the future?

Not as of now. We are all super busy people. A west coast run may happen next year though. Stay tuned.

7.You have been a part of a couple of splits these years, can you tell us a little bit more about the bands you have shared these recordings with?

Outer Heaven, Gatecreeper, Homewrecker...all friends! Great dudes, solid tunes. The 4 way split was a no-brainer. Putrisect recorded in the same studio as us and heard us while recording there, dug us, and hit us up with the split idea. They rule! Totally fitting for our style, we toured afterwards, and now they're our brothers!

8.On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of death metal?

No hate mail yet, I think we're on the right track!

9.Where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?

No clue really until we all get together. We all bring ideas to the table. There is no one leader of Scorched, we are a collaborative 5 piece force.

10.What are some of the bands or musical styles that have had an influence on your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?

I could fuse those two answers together. Classics such as Morbid Angel, Convulse, early Sentenced, Benediction, Burial, Autopsy, etc...also newer bands such as Incantation, Disma, Vastum, Funebrarum and so on!

11.How would you describe the metal scene in your home state of Delaware?

Ha...what scene?! There was once a really sweet early 90s death metal band out of Delaware, however, called Corpus Rottus.

12.What are some of your non-musical interests?

Bourbon, beer, some of the dudes like weed! ha ha..I work a lot, try to keep physical, hit the gym..we love to party though!

13.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?

I appreciate your time and interest is contacting Scorched! Death metal is stronger and more powerful of a force than ever. Special shout out to Unspeakable Axe and Dark Descent Records...two unstoppable forces. Thanks again!https://www.facebook.com/scorcheddehttp://www.unspeakableaxerecords.com/

Friday, October 28, 2016

This is a review of another recording from Pestilence this time being a live show that was recorded the the Dynamo Open Air in 1992 along with 7 bonus tracks from the tour they had done with Monstrosity and Torchure the same year and the album is called "Presence Of The Pest" and will be released in November by Vic Records.

A very fast and raw sound along with some blast beats start off the album along with death metal growls making their presence known a few seconds later and the riffs also bring in melodies at times and all of the musical instruments have a very powerful sound to them and the music also gets very technical at times.

Throughout the recording you can hear a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts and the solos range from chaotic, raw, melodic and technical and the band also has a great inter reaction with the crowd and all of the songs stick to a heavier direction with no soft or clean parts ever utilized and they also only bring in songs from ''Consuming Impulse" and "Testimony Of the Ancients".

With this live recording Pestilence brings in songs from both their traditional and technical death metal days and the album is a combination of both eras, the production has a very raw sound with all of the songs recorded live while the lyrics cover Occultism, Death and Suffering themes.

In my opinion this is a very great sounding live recording from Pestilence and if you are a fan of this band, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Chemo Therapy" "Lost Souls" "Testimony" and "Prophetic Revelations". 8 out of 10.

Sunday, October 16, 2016

Totten Korps are a band from Chile that plays a very brutal form of occult death metal and this is a review of their 2015 album "Supreme Commanders Of Darkness" which will be re-issued on vinyl by Blood Harvest.

A very fast and brutal sound along with a great amount of blast beats start off the album as well as adding death metal growls and screams onto the recording and the riffs also bring in melodies at times and there is a brief use of ritualistic spoken word parts while the guitar work is very heavily influenced by Morbid Angel.

Throughout the recording there is a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts and the solos and leads also remain true to a very brutal style of death metal and the songs also take a lot of influences from t he 90's without sounding out of date and the whole album also remains very heavy and brutal from beginning to ending of the recording.

Totten Korps plays a style of death metal that is very fast and brutal as well as being heavily rooted in the 90's, the production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover Occultism, Satanism, Mythology, Lovecraft and Darkness themes.

In my opinion Totten Korps are a very great sounding brutal occult death metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Supreme Commanders Of Darkness" "Hastur's Voice Echoes In Our Mind" "Amarduk" and "Tortured Souls From the Path Of Perdition". 8/5 out of 10.

Saturday, October 15, 2016

Echelon are an international with members from both the United Kingdom and Sweden and are all veterans from various legendary bands and plays an old school form of death metal and this is a review of their 2016 album "The Brimstone Aggrandizement" which will be released in December by Transcending Obscurity Records.

A very heavy and old school death metal sound starts off the album while also bringing in a decent amount of melody and you can also hear all of the musical instruments that are present on the recording and after awhile growling vocals make their presence known and the music also brings in a decent amount of blast beats in the faster sections of the songs.

Most of the music is very heavily rooted in the 90's and the songs also bring in a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts and the songs also mix the English and Swedish death metal styles together and spoken word samples can also be heard at times and some of the fast riffs also bring in a decent amount of tremolo picking and all of the songs stick to a very heavy musical direction.

Echelon creates another recording that remains true to the old school death metal style of their previous release, the production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover dark and satnic themes.

In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Echelon and if you are a fan of old school death metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "The Forbidden Industry" "Of Warlocks And Wolves" and "The feared Religion". 8 out of 10.

Scorched are a band from Delaware that plays a very old school form of death metal and this is a review of their 2016 album "Echoes Of Dismemberment" which will be released in November by Unspeakable Axe Records.

Horror movie style synths start off the album and after the intro melodic guitar leads and heavy riffs make their presence known on the recording along with some death metal growls and the music is very heavily rooted in the 90's and when the music speeds up a great amount of blast beats can be heard.

Throughout the recording you can hear a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts and most of the songs have horror movie style intros in between them and the songs sound like they could of recorded and released 20 years ago and there is also a brief use of melodic singing and clean playing and spoken word parts can be heard briefly while the main focus remains more on a heavier sound.

Scorched plays a style of death metal that is very old school in the 90's tradition while also being heavily inspired by horror movies, t he production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover horror, gore, death, torture and cannibalism themes.

In my opinion Scorched are a very great sounding old school style death metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Torture Prolonged" "Dealings Of A Gruesome Kind" "Autopsy Complete" and "Fluorescent Hell". 8 out of 10.

Diatonic are a solo project from Sweden that plays a Swedish style of death metal and this is a review of his 2016 album "I Am The One" which will be released in November by Triton's Orbit.

A dark sound starts off the album before going into more of a heavier and melodic musical direction that is mostly rooted in the 90's Swedish style and after awhile death metal growls are added onto the recording and the solos and leads also use a great amount of melody and all of the musical instruments have a very powerful sound to them.

High pitched screams can be heard in certain sections of the recording and when the music speeds up a decent amount of blast beats can be heard while the music mostly sticks to a mid paced section and the songs sound like they could of been recorded 20 years ago and there is also a brief use of synths and one track also brings in a brief use of acoustic guitars while the main focus remains more on a heavier style.

Diatonic plays a style of death metal that is mostly mid tempo and heavily rooted in the 90's Swedish style, the production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover dark, angry and hateful themes.

In my opinion Diatonic are a very great sounding Swedish style death metal solo project and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Kiss Of Death" "Once More" "Fading" and "Deceived". 8 out of 10.

Sunday, October 9, 2016

Necroven are a band from Spain that plays a very dark and cryptic form of death metal and this is a review of their 2016 album "Primordial Subjugation" which will be released on October 24th by Memento Mori.

Ritualistic sounds and whispers start off the album along with some death metal growls a few seconds later which also leads up to a faster and heavier musical direction along with some very brutal blast beats and the riffs also bring in a great amount of morbid sounding melodies and the music is very heavily rooted in the 90's.

When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are done in a very dark and melodic style and the songs also bring in a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts and some modern influences can also be heard at times and some of the fast riffs also bring in a decent amount of tremolo picking and a couple of the tracks are very long and epic in length and there is also a brief use of ritualistic and shamanistic type chanting and synths are also used on the last track and bring in the atmosphere of a horror movie.

Necroven plays a style of death metal t hat is more in the darker style of the genre while also bring very heavy at the same time, the production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover Witchcraft, Occultism, Near Death Experiences and Gore themes.

In my opinion Necroven are a very great sounding dark and cryptic death metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Sacrificial Deliverance" "Esoteric Entropy" and "Serpents Crawl Stealthy". 8 out of 10.